Caloprymnus campestris

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIPROTODONTIA	POTOROIDAE

Scientific Name:

Caloprymnus campestris

Species Authority:

(Gould, 1843)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Desert Rat Kangaroo, Buff-nosed Rat-kangaroo, Plains Rat-kangaroo
French	–	Kangourou-rat Du Désert
Spanish	–	Canguro-rata Desértico

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Australasian Mammal Assessment Workshop

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Extinct because there have been no confirmed records of the species since 1935 despite extensive research within its habitat.

History:

1996	–	Extinct
1994	–	Extinct (IUCN)
1990	–	Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Indeterminate
1986	–	Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982	–	Indeterminate

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was endemic to central Australia. There have been no reliable records of the species since 1935, but there were unconfirmed sightings in Queensland following periods of rain in 1956-1957 and 1974-1975 (Carr and Robinson 1997).
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Australia

Population [top]

Population:	It is presumed to be extinct. It was apparently never abundant (Smith and Johnson 2008).

Population:

It is presumed to be extinct. It was apparently never abundant (Smith and Johnson 2008).

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The desert rat-kangaroo was found on gibber plains, clay pans, and sandridges. Individual animals formed shallow nests under a bush or in the open (Smith and Johnson 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Direct habitat alteration by humans and introduced predators (cats and foxes) contributed to the extinction of this species.

Major Threat(s):

Direct habitat alteration by humans and introduced predators (cats and foxes) contributed to the extinction of this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures pertaining to this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures pertaining to this species.

Citation:	Australasian Mammal Assessment Workshop 2008. Caloprymnus campestris. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009.
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